Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Elsa was shocked by the dilapidated state of the place - the guild building was huge, even bigger than the one in Weilin Town, and it was out of tune with the surrounding buildings. It showed how lively the group of adventurers living in the town was in the past, but now the entire guild looked like a large firewood room from the outside. Although there were signs of cleaning and tidying up, there was still yellow sand everywhere.

"…Is there really anyone else here?"

Charlie was also a little surprised and couldn't help asking.

She looked around curiously along the way, but soon lost interest - the town was full of gravel and dilapidated houses, the hunters always stared at them with ill intentions, and all she saw was dry yellow sand and inexplicable townspeople. There was nothing interesting worth looking at.

To be honest, Charlie didn't like this town very much.

Tricia smiled and said, "You'll know when you go in and take a look."

Walking into the guild, isolated from the dry wind outside, Elsa saw that there was only a girl dozing lazily on the counter in the guild hall. The bulletin board on the side of the hall was bare, without any commissions. The traces of paper pasted on it had turned yellow, and it seemed that no one had posted a commission here for a long time.

"Hello."

As Elsa walked forward, the girl slowly woke up, looked up at the three of them sullenly, rubbed her eyes drowsily, and frowned.

"I told you, if you don't know what's good for you, I won't be polite. This is the guild, not the place for you to run wild. Don't think you can act like a big shot in front of me."

After saying that, she squinted her eyes and looked at Elsa carefully.

"By the way, have I seen you before?"

I don’t know if the girl just woke up or if her eyesight is not very good.

"I think you might have the wrong person. I'm not here to cause you any trouble," Aisha smiled gently and waved her silver badge. "I'm an adventurer. Can I still conduct business here?"

Now it was the girl's turn to be surprised. She blinked and suddenly stood up from behind the counter. She almost lay on the counter and stared at Aisha, Tricia and Charlie with wide eyes.

"Eh? Eh, eh, eh?? No way? Adventurers? Living adventurers? —You're from outside!?"

She suddenly screamed, her face full of disbelief.

"My name is Fasha. I'm passing by here because I accepted a commission from my employer."

Elsa didn't explain too much and placed the badge on the counter. The girl quickly grabbed it and looked at it carefully for a while.

"It's incredible... Thank God, I actually saw a living person coming from outside."

The girl had a complicated expression, and amidst her excitement there was a hint of sorrow and helplessness.

She sighed and glanced at Elsa.

"Is there anything I can do to help? Oh, and you can call me Ravi."

Ravi said, leaning casually against the counter.

"Well, I want some potions, a carriage, and preferably a few 'killing nets' - in exchange for these things."

As she spoke, Elsa took out a few mountain goblin cores and placed them on the counter.

Lavi sighed again.

"Unfortunately, we don't have any potions or 'killing nets'—as you can see, those things aren't needed here. This town has been deserted by adventurers for a long time. We do have a carriage, but it hasn't been used in a while. It seems the crossbeam is broken. You can choose whether to take it or not. Of course, we'll give you a discount."

Lavie thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Are you going to issue a commission?"

She looked expectant.

Elsa shook her head. "I don't think I have anything to commission. Please show us the carriage first."

"Okay," Lavi said, somewhat disappointed but having expected this outcome, "please follow me."

With that, Ravi walked towards the back, and Aisha and the other two followed.

"Is it okay if no one's watching here?"

Lavi waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's okay. There's nothing valuable here, and no one else will come."

As she said this, Naravi sighed again.

Aisha could sense the presence of people nearby: "There doesn't seem to be anyone else here."

"Well, as you can see, I'm the only one here—I'm the president," Lavie said softly, counting on her fingers. "Also, I'm the receptionist, record keeper, warehouse keeper, intelligence officer, account keeper... Oh, and I'm also a groom and a blacksmith."

There was resentment in her eyes.

"Anyway, I'm the only one here."

Charlie asked curiously, "So, there are no adventurers here anymore?"

"Of course. In fact, it has been like this since a year ago."

"Then why does the guild still exist here?"

"Look at the monastery over there, isn't it still there?"

She walked out of the back door and pointed in a certain direction. There was indeed a monastery at the corner of the road.

Unlike the guild, the monastery was kept fairly tidy. Elsa even saw a few children push the door open and come out of the monastery. They turned around and said something to the old nun inside, then ran away happily.

Lavi also looked at the children and continued.

"The guild is here, and the headquarters will pay a fee to the local lord, and the mayor will also receive a portion - so why disband it? I want to disband it more than anyone else, but the people here don't agree. They come to threaten me every other day and try every possible way to cause me trouble. Haha, a bunch of scum who only know how to eat and wait for death. They are responsible for the town becoming what it is today."

Lavie snorted softly, feeling a bit complaining and helpless.

Elsa didn't ask any questions and followed them to where the carriage was placed. The carriage was covered with hay, but the collapsed stone walls and wooden beams crushed the carriage underneath.

"Oh, damn...those guys must have been here."

Ravi was a little annoyed.

"Wait a moment."

She hurried forward and swiftly pulled the hay down, but she couldn't move the heavy wooden beams and large stones.

"Let me help you."

Elsa lifted the wooden beam with one hand and moved it aside. Lavi was stunned for a moment, then stared carefully at Elsa's delicate hand.

"I thought you were a magician." Lavie teased seriously.

Aisha smiled and asked, "Can a wizard wield a sword?"

"Why not? It's a surprise, isn't it?"

Elsa helped to move the stones down, and Charlie also ran over to help throw the heavy stones aside - soon, the carriage was cleared out, and although it was dusty, it didn't look like there was much damage.

Elsa raised her hand slightly, listened to the creaking sound of the carriage, and nodded.

"Well, you guys take a look. If you think it's okay, I'll give it to you for free," Lavi said, wiping the sweat off her forehead and smiling nonchalantly. "The guild is deserted anyway, so there's no point in leaving it here. Who knows when those cunning guys might take it away, or even come and cause trouble like they did today."

"Thank you, but that's not necessary. We'll pay for it."

Elsa decided to take the carriage. Although the crossbeam was broken, there was no problem with other parts. It could be used after a little repair.

As they were talking, a series of hurried footsteps came around. Aisha had noticed it a long time ago, but Lavie frowned belatedly. She raised her head and found that they were surrounded.

"Look, Miss Lavie, I heard what you said just now—would you rather hand the carriage over to those unknown outsiders? In that case, why not give it to us? Don't worry, we'll make the best use of it."

The person who spoke was the hunter Elsa met in the square. He was holding a dagger and playing with it in his hand.

Behind him, there were several people also dressed as hunters.

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313. People Like Chicks (5K2)

Ever since entering this town, Elsa has always felt a strong sense of incongruity.

——The bodies of the bandits were still hanging in front of the town’s gate, but the people in the town seemed to be indifferent to all this. No one talked about it, no one paid attention, there were no onlookers, and the guards were too lazy to explain anything. Even the children here turned a blind eye to all this.

After seeing all this, Elsa didn't think she could still look at this town normally, so she kept a watchful eye and noticed the hunters' tracking early on.

But Elsa has been ignoring them.

Surely, most people wouldn't stalk someone for no reason? Elsa had sensed a hint of evil in the hunter's eyes back in the square, and when Silverbaz asked about the guild, the hunter had unabashedly expressed his impatience.

The "those guys" that Lavie mentioned were probably these hunters - the guild probably had some unpleasant things with them.

And now, these hunters may have shifted their targets to Elsa and the others.

Elsa looked around again. There were no guards in the town. Someone passed by in the distance and looked at her expressionlessly, with an indifferent look, as if he was accustomed to what was happening here and what was about to happen.

Only the old nun from the monastery in front showed a worried look. She said something to the child beside her and slowly walked towards this side, but someone stopped her immediately.

At this time, more hunters had slowly walked out from behind the surrounding houses. There were eight of them in total, and each of them was holding a weapon in his hand. Some had bows and arrows, some had daggers, and some had knight swords and spears - and Elsa also saw familiar leather armor and steel swords with traces of battle. Elsa had seen those things last night on the bandits, and it seemed that they had now fallen into the hands of these hunters.

So, could it be that those bandits died at the hands of these hunters? If that's the case, perhaps we should re-evaluate the strength of these "hunters."

That's when Ravi spoke up.

"It's you again, Kaufman. What do you want to do this time?"

Lavie stared at the hunters in front of her with disgust, vaguely blocking Aisha and the others behind her. She glanced at the carriage and snorted.

"You're the ones who did this, aren't you? Kaufman, I remember I told you that your constant pestering is useless. Don't think you can force me to compromise with such tricks. Go back and tell that bastard Chase to stop bothering me! Now, leave your compensation and you can leave. You are not welcome in the guild."

The hunter Elsa met in the square was called "Kaufman". Facing Lavie's warning and order to expel him, he smiled indifferently and wiped the dagger in his hand on his sleeve.

"Ms. Lavie, I think you may have misunderstood something. There has never been any conflict between us and the guild. It has never been the case and will remain so in the future."

Kaufman first expressed his attitude.

After all, even if there is only Ravi in ​​the guild, Ravi's authority as the guild president is not low in the guild system. If they use violence to cause friction with Ravi, they will be directly making enemies with the guild. When the guild investigates, none of these small people will be able to escape, so they have always dared only to make trouble from the side.

Because of this, Kaufman felt even more uncomfortable with Lavie's presence.

But he didn't come here to reminisce with Ravi now.

Kaufman shifted his gaze from Lavie to Aisha, and then said, "These cunning outsiders can stay for now, Miss Lavie. You have nothing to do here anymore."

"We just came here to buy something. Isn't it a bit too much for you to stop us like this?"

Charlie took a step forward, glaring at Kaufman, her tone sharp.

"Excessive?" Kaufman laughed. "No, no, no, outsiders, you have to understand one thing. Since this carriage is in this town, it belongs to all of us. You cunning outsiders are trying to take our property. You are committing a crime. Be good and don't resist. Otherwise, you will suffer more than just a few minor injuries."

As he spoke, the hunters behind Kaufman also laughed. They slowly drew their weapons from their waists, ready to take action.

Charlie frowned slightly: "The carriage belongs to the guild. When did it become your property?"

Kaufman snorted dismissively. "Since the guild is still in this town, everything here is under the jurisdiction of the town. I mean, when did it get your turn, an outsider, to point fingers at our town?"

Charlie was about to say something, but Ravi reached out and grabbed her.

Lavie whispered to Charlie, "Miss, these guys are unreasonable. They run rampant in town, are arrogant and domineering, and often oppose me. Don't pay attention to what they say. Don't argue with them. You won't be able to convince them with reason. And try not to clash with them. They're all very powerful."

"But……"

"Don't worry, leave this to me. I'm the guild leader. They don't dare to touch me directly because of their concerns about the guild. I can protect you."

Lavie patted her chest and smiled.

"Thank you for your kindness," Aisha took over and glanced at Kaufman, "but this will cause you trouble, right? We are just adventurers, and outsiders at that."

Moreover, if Lavie had a conflict with the hunters because of them, would these barbaric hunters retaliate against Lavie later?

Lavie just smiled nonchalantly. "But you're an adventurer, aren't you? And I'm the guild leader. These things are my responsibility. Don't worry, they won't mess with you while I'm around."

As Lavi said this, she walked in front of Aisha, blocking Kaufman and the others' sight.

"Kaufman," Lavie's tone turned cold and unceremonious. "Don't think I don't know what you've been doing in secret. It's okay to forget about the past, but today you're actually trying to get ahead of me? You have to understand, they're all adventurers, and this is the Adventurer's Guild—you want to make an enemy of the guild?"

"An enemy? Humph... If you weren't still useful and the old mayor was willing to let you go, do you think you could have survived until today?"

Kaufman smiled contemptuously, put the blade in front of his eyes, stared at Lavie over the blade, and shook the dagger in front of him, the color of the fine steel flashing in the sunlight.

He said slowly, "Miss Lavie, let's make a guess. If you died in the wilderness, would your guild send someone down to kill all the monsters out there? Or would they send a new guild leader? Maybe he'd be more sensible than you."

This is already a naked threat.

Lavie narrowed her eyes, refusing to back down. "If you can do it, why not take a gamble? If you think the Guild knows nothing about this, then you might be underestimating our intelligence network. Then we'll see whether the Guild believes my letter or the one-sided accounts of you poor bastards."

Kaufman's face had turned gloomy and he clenched the knife in his hand.

"Don't think that just because the old mayor lets you go, you can do whatever you want. Don't stop me, or I'll make you pay for it."

"You think I'm afraid of you?"

Anger flashed in Kaufman's eyes, but as Lavie said, Lavie was not afraid of them at all, and they did not dare to attack Lavie directly.

But he just didn't dare to do anything to Ravi.